Blanket holder with stable and protected safety pin

ABSTRACT

An improved blanket holder for infant blankets of the type applied to the vertical side rails of a crib, wherein the holder includes a split ring having an integral extension at one side thereof. The extension comprises an elongated body member perpendicular to a radius of the ring and serving to fixedly encase the back portion of a safety pin which is sealed therein.

United States Patent 1 Hakim June 12, 1973 BLANKET HOLDER WITII STABLE AND PROTECTED SAFETY PIN [76] Inventor: Louise z. Hakim, PO. Box 4826,

Monroe, La. 71201 22 Filed: Feb. 8, 1972 I 21 Appl. No.: 224,443

[52] US. Cl 24/72.5, 24/73, 24/86 R,

24/161 R [Sl] Int. Cl. A47c 21/02 [58] Field of Search 24/13, 3 K, 103,

[5 6] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,779,985 2/1957 Turner et al 24/72.5

2,873,498 2/1959 Naas 24/103 Primary Examiner-Hemard A. Gelak Assistant Examiner-Kenneth J. Dorner Attorney-Robert G. McMorrow [57] ABSTRACT An improved blanket holder for infant blankets of the type applied to the vertical side rails of a crib, wherein the holder includes a split ring having an integral extension at one side thereof. The extension comprises an elongated body member perpendicular to a radius of the ring and serving to fixedly encase the back portion of a safety pin which is sealed therein.

1 Claim, 2 Drawing Figures BLANKET HOLDER WITH STABLE AND PROTECTED SAFETY PIN BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention pertains to crib blanket holders of the type used for infants to protect the infant from dangerous entanglement in the folds of a blanket by retaining the latter in extended condition.

2. Statement of the Prior Art The present invention represents a modification of and an improvement on prior art blanket holders, such as that shown in Turner et al. US. Pat. No. 2,779,985.

Other representative prior art patents are:

Patentee Patent No. Issue Date Loeb 1,759,587 Sept. 1, 1929 Bleier 2,129,487 Aug. 25, I936 Chezem 2,838,770 July 18, 1955.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION This invention is directed to the provision of a blanket holder for a crib or the like, the holder having a ring applicable about one of the vertical bars or rails of the crib for loose engagement thereabout. Fixed to the ring at one side is an extension in which a safety pin is partially embedded. By virtue of the incorporation of the pin as a non-removable component of the device, it is not possible for the pin to become disassociated from the ring during use.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from a consideration of the following specification when read in conjunction with the annexed drawing.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a holder constructed and assembled in accordance with the teachings of this invention, showing a portion of a crib partially in cross section; and

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view on Line 22 of FIG. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring to the drawing in more detail, a representative embodiment of the holder hereof is therein generally identified by reference numeral 10. The holder is formed of plastic, hard rubber or similar moldable substance, and includes generally circular ring 12 which is split or separated at 14 whereby it is engagable about another object.

At one side of the ring is a fixed extension 16 which is either secured by welding or integrally formed. The extension, as shown in FIG. 2, has a first step portion 18 with a curvilinear inner shoulder 20, and a second step portion 22 with a shoulder 24. The step portion 22 has a longitudinal slot 26 in which is disposed the stationary flight 28 of a safety pin.

The safety pin has a depending, exposed convoluted spring 30, a movable lower flight 32, and a catch 34 which receives the free end of the lower flight.

Overlying the step portions of the extension is a protector 36, sufficiently elongated to fully extend over the pin. The protector has 21 depending center rib 38 which abuts the shoulder 24 and seats on the step portion 22, and a generally circular center piece 40, one side of which is engaged on the first step 18 bearing against the shoulder 20. The protector is fixed in place by heat process, mastic or the like.

In use, a number of holders 10 are employed in retaining a blanket 42 in extended, flat position. To this end, the rings 12 are loosely slidably engaged about the vertical rails 44 of a crib, often seating against the lower horizontal rail 46 thereof. The pin lower flights 32 are engaged through the blanket 42 and held in place by the catches 34. Thus, the blanket may move onlyin limits prescribed by the dimensions of the rings, and there is no possibility of the disengagement of the pins from the holders.

I claim:

1. In a baby blanket holder of the type having an enlarged split ring for engagement about the vertical rail of a crib or the like, and having an extension on said ring with a safety pin associated with the extension, the improvement comprising:

a safety pin having an upper flight and a lower flight;

the pin having a convoluted end forming a spring and having a catch end;

the extension having a first step portion and a second step portion, each having a shoulder;

the second step portion having a slot therein receiving the pin upper flight;

the upper flight of the safety pin being fixedly embedded in said extension;

a protector overlying the step portions; and

the protector being of a length exceeding the length of the pin, and overlapping the convoluted end and catch end thereof. 

1. In a baby blanket holder of the type having an enlarged split ring for engagement about the vertical rail of a crib or the like, and having an extension on said ring with a safety pin associated with the extension, the improvement comprising: a safety pin having an upper flight and a lower flight; the pin having a convoluted end forming a spring and having a catch end; the extension having a first step portion and a second step portion, each having a shoulder; the second step portion having a slot therein receiving the pin upper flight; the upper flight of the safety pin being fixedly embedded in said extension; a protector overlying the step portions; and the protector being of a length exceeding the length of the pin, and overlapping the convoluted end and catch end thereof. 